Just got back from Scofield. The lake is very low, probably the lowest I can remember. There were 2 boats on the lake and no other fishermen on the shore as far as I could see. It was nice to have the lake pretty much to myself. I got to the lake late, about 11:00 am and fished from the southeast shoreline. With every cast from 11 - 1, I had a Cutthroat on or a strong bite. I also caught a 12 inch rainbow. Most of the cutthroats were between 15 and 22 inches. I caught 22 cutthroats over the 4.5 hours I was there. I released all of them except one 12 inch fish that had swallowed the hook badly and was bleeding profusely. I used Yellow Corn Powerbait and night crawlers. In the morning the cutthroats were biting on the Corn Powerbailt better then the night crawlers. In the afternoon from 3- 3:30 they were hitting the worms and ignoring the Powerbait. From about 1 -3 the trout turned off and the bite was on for the Chubs. I caught at least 10 chubs and these chubs were fat and healthy looking. In fact, the chubs appeared healthier then the trout. Unfortunately, I did not catch any tiger trout. The Chubs were huge and I cant imagine that the tiger trout and even the cutthroat can swallow them. I kept the chubs and I am going to try a recipe to smoke a few of them. I am also trying to find some different recipes for cooking the chub in a more traditional manner, (fried, baked, roasted etc.). I will share the recipes if they turn out good. In closing, I am looking forward to the day that the big bruiser rainbows that Scofield is famous for are once again abundant in the lake.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 02:45:17 +0000
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